Bernd Zywietz is active in the field of film and media studies and is a founding member and board member of the terrorism research network Netzwerk Terrorismusforschung e.V. He completed a degree in journalism and film studies at Mainz before gaining a doctorate on the subject of terrorism in film at Tübingen. He works as a university lecturer, journalist, author, and editor, but also has experience in the media and teaching.  He is a member of the Society for Media Science (Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft, GfM) and the German Film Critics’ Association (Verband der deutschen Filmkritik, VDFK). His current research focuses on online propaganda – especially that of the “Islamic State,” its design, and its challenge to media ethics. He has provided advice and worked on various media reports on this subject for both ARD and ZDF.

zywietz@terrorismus-film.de

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